Homer: the Odyssey: a prose translation
"This is a complete translation into contemporary English of the ancient Greek epic by Homer. The translation by Charles Underwood is presented in prose to emphasize the distinctive narrative qualities that illustrate Homer's mastery of stirring language and evocative storytelling"--
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Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London
Hamilton Books
[2023]
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| Summary: | "This is a complete translation into contemporary English of the ancient Greek epic by Homer. The translation by Charles Underwood is presented in prose to emphasize the distinctive narrative qualities that illustrate Homer's mastery of stirring language and evocative storytelling"-- |
| Physical Description: | viii, 295 Seiten 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780761873686 |
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| adam_text | Contents Acknowledgments vii Displaced Voices: Retelling the Mythos of Odysseus’s Journey: A Translator’s Introduction 1 I: Uninvited Guests 29 II: Disorder in the Court 39 III: The Old Horseman 49 IV: The Thread of Fortune 61 V: The Island 79 VI: Nausikaa 89 VII: Among the Phaiakians 97 VIII: Telling Moments 105 IX: The Wandering Eye 117 X: Kirke 129 XI: Shadows 141 XII: Hazards 155 XIII: Ithaka 165 XIV: The Keeper of Pigs 175 XV: Telemakhos Returns 187 XVI: Plans 199 XVII: Stranger in the House 209 V
vi Contents XVIII: Almost Home 223 XIX: Face to Face 233 XX: Hard Words 245 XXI: The Contest 253 XXII: Slaughterhouse 263 XXIII: Give and Take 275 XXIV: Ends and Means 283 About the Translator 295
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Contents Acknowledgments vii Displaced Voices: Retelling the Mythos of Odysseus’s Journey: A Translator’s Introduction 1 I: Uninvited Guests 29 II: Disorder in the Court 39 III: The Old Horseman 49 IV: The Thread of Fortune 61 V: The Island 79 VI: Nausikaa 89 VII: Among the Phaiakians 97 VIII: Telling Moments 105 IX: The Wandering Eye 117 X: Kirke 129 XI: Shadows 141 XII: Hazards 155 XIII: Ithaka 165 XIV: The Keeper of Pigs 175 XV: Telemakhos Returns 187 XVI: Plans 199 XVII: Stranger in the House 209 V
vi Contents XVIII: Almost Home 223 XIX: Face to Face 233 XX: Hard Words 245 XXI: The Contest 253 XXII: Slaughterhouse 263 XXIII: Give and Take 275 XXIV: Ends and Means 283 About the Translator 295 |
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| contents | Book I. Uninvited guests -- Book II. Disorder in the court -- Book III. The old horseman -- Book IV. The thread of fortune -- Book V. The island -- Book VI. Nausikaa -- Book VII. The Phaiakians -- Book VIII. Telling moments -- Book IX. The wandering eye -- Book X. Kirke -- Book XI. Shadows -- Book XII. Hazards -- Book XIII. Ithaka -- Book XIV. The keeper of pigs -- Book XV. Telemakhos returns -- Book XVI. Plans -- Book XVII. Stranger in the house -- Book XVIII. Almost home -- Book XIX. Face to face -- Book XX: Hard words -- Book XXI. The contest -- Book XXII. Slaughterhouse -- Book XXIII. Give and take -- Book XXIV. Ends and means |
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| spelling | Homerus ca. v8. Jh. Verfasser (DE-588)11855333X aut Odyssey Homer: the Odyssey a prose translation translated by Charles Underwood The Odyssey Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London Hamilton Books [2023] © 2023 viii, 295 Seiten 24 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Book I. Uninvited guests -- Book II. Disorder in the court -- Book III. The old horseman -- Book IV. The thread of fortune -- Book V. The island -- Book VI. Nausikaa -- Book VII. The Phaiakians -- Book VIII. Telling moments -- Book IX. The wandering eye -- Book X. Kirke -- Book XI. Shadows -- Book XII. Hazards -- Book XIII. Ithaka -- Book XIV. The keeper of pigs -- Book XV. Telemakhos returns -- Book XVI. Plans -- Book XVII. Stranger in the house -- Book XVIII. Almost home -- Book XIX. Face to face -- Book XX: Hard words -- Book XXI. The contest -- Book XXII. Slaughterhouse -- Book XXIII. Give and take -- Book XXIV. Ends and means "This is a complete translation into contemporary English of the ancient Greek epic by Homer. The translation by Charles Underwood is presented in prose to emphasize the distinctive narrative qualities that illustrate Homer's mastery of stirring language and evocative storytelling"-- Homerus ca. v8. Jh. Odyssea (DE-588)4193022-8 gnd rswk-swf Odysseus / King of Ithaca (Mythological character) / Fiction Odysseus / King of Ithaca (Mythological character) / Travel / Fiction Homecoming / Fiction Epic poetry, Greek / Translations into English Odysseus / King of Ithaca (Mythological character) Epic poetry, Greek Homecoming Travel Epic fiction Fiction Translations Homerus ca. v8. Jh. Odyssea (DE-588)4193022-8 u DE-604 Underwood, Charles 1948- (DE-588)1302397168 trl Online version Homer : the Odyssey Lanham : Hamilton Books, 2022 9780761873693 Digitalisierung BSB München - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=034326187&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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